| Issuer | Chihli Province |
|---|---|
| Year | 1897-1898 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Jiao = 50 Fen (0.5) |
| Currency | Yuan (1896-1940) |
| Composition | Silver (.860) |
| Weight | 13.30 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | Y#64.1-2, L&M#445 |
| Obverse description | Two Chinese ideograms surrounded by Manchu words, all surrounded by more ideograms. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Chinese, Mongolian / Manchu |
| Obverse lettering | 清大 造局器械洋北 - 年二十二绪光 ᡩᠠᡳᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᡳ᠋ ᠪᠠᡩᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡩᠣᡵᠣ ᡳ᠋ ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ ᠠᠮᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᠨᠠᠮᡠ ᡳ᠋ ᡨᡝᡨᡠᠨ ᡧᡠᡵᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᡴᡡᠸᠠᡵᠠᠨ ᠸᡝᡳᡵᡝᡥᡝ 五 角 (Translation: Great Qing Bei Yang Arsenal Mint / Year 24 of Guangxu Great Qing / Made in Year 24 of Guangxu by the Bei Yang Aresnal Mint 5 Jiao) |
| Reverse description | Dragon with pearl at centre surrounded by English legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | TA. TSING TWENTY FOURTH YEAR OF KWANG HSU PEI YANG ARSENAL (Translation: Great Qing / 24th year of Guangxu Pei Yang Arsenal) |
| Edge | Reeded. |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 23 (1897) - Y#64.1: 年三十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡳᠯᠠᠨᠴᡳ - 21 000 24 (1898) - Y#64.1: 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (dragon with beady eyes) - 24 (1898) - Y#64.2: 年四十二 / ᠣᡵᡳᠨ ᡩᡠᡳᠨ (dragon with eyelids) - 176 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 6638525350 |
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